Hope they're this price when I need to replace mine!
qbs
5 Dec 16#2
£17 cheaper than from Blackcircles site. Bizarre.
juliuscfr to qbs
5 Dec 16#3
And fitted
Wadadli_Cooler
5 Dec 16#4
Drat. I need 225/50 17 which are £138.
Jules_HT to Wadadli_Cooler
5 Dec 161#15
You'd be absolutely fine with these. 50 represents the percentage you need to apply to the width to calculate the sidewall height. So your stock tyres are 112.5mm high, 45s would be 101.25mm high. Considering you've got 8mm of tread on a tyre, you'd be in a position where there is only a tiny difference between worn 225/50 and a new 225/45.
It is not going to make any difference to the car, the only slight difference would be your speedo over-reading slightly (and again, we're talking the sort of difference you get between new tyres and old - i.e. imperceptible).
Rimi
5 Dec 16#5
These so called CrossClimate tyres wears out twice as fast as normal summer tyres. My mate had them and after 19 000 miles they are done.
I have over 15000 miles on mine and less than half worn, not to mention the fact that after the new year I will reverse then front to back so expect to get at least another 15000 miles out of them. I suggest you tell your mate to learn how to drive.
barteka25 to Rimi
5 Dec 16#26
sherlock Holmes haha
KiNG
5 Dec 16#6
19k is good, I only got 13k out of contenitals sport.
Rimi to KiNG
5 Dec 161#7
So with your driving style, these would last 6k at best :smiley:
qbs
5 Dec 16#8
£17 cheaper fitted. Happy? :smiley:
Wychcraft
5 Dec 161#12
Great tyre, good price. Have been running on these for a year now and work brilliantly in bad weather. They might be a little more expensive than pure summer tyres but worth the extra for year round safety.
cbryanp to Wychcraft
5 Dec 16#27
i agree had them a year now as well and great tyres. Well worth the extra money imo
Rimi
5 Dec 161#13
Just hope you know that reversing is needed every 6k and not just swapping front tyres to back, there is special order of swapping them.
This has some effect on wear, but not that big to be worth a hassle..
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Opening post
Delivered and fitted.
Price on blackcircles website:110
Excellent tyre for dry, wet and snow: http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Michelin/CrossClimate.htm
Probably other sizes available
All comments (38)
It is not going to make any difference to the car, the only slight difference would be your speedo over-reading slightly (and again, we're talking the sort of difference you get between new tyres and old - i.e. imperceptible).
This has some effect on wear, but not that big to be worth a hassle..